British Retail Consortium

BRC RETAIL LOSS PREVENTION CONFERENCE 2007: PROTECTING PROFITS WITH EFFECTIVE POLICIES, PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

OCTOBER 31, 2007

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The BRC's annual conference holds a significant date in the diary of all retail loss prevention specialists. With leading innovators and experts from the industry sharing their experiences, the conference provides a well balanced mix of the latest practical solutions and critical policy developments.

The programme includes a combination of presentations, break-out sessions and discussion panels highlighting the latest success stories from retailers who have maximised their investment in loss prevention, introduced policies that have bought about significant change and worked with external bodies to improve their effectiveness in preventing losses.

Click here to book online or see below for further conference details.

Audience:
This event regularly attracts over 200 delegates from retail, police, crime partnerships and the security industry. With these numbers and this mix, the BRC conference is not only an excellent networking event, but it also provides an essential opportunity to hear and share ideas with all those involved in preventing crime and minimising losses throughout the supply chain.

This event is specifically designed for senior retail professionals with day-to-day responsibility for:
- Security
- Loss Prevention
- Fraud
- Operations
- Security Systems & IT
- Legal Affairs
- Human Resources & Training
- Finance
- Risk
- Auditing

In addition to representatives from the following groups:
- Police
- Government Policy Makers
- Crime Partnerships
- Security Suppliers & Consultancies - Law Firms

Programme and Speakers:
9.00 Registration and coffee

Morning Session: Maximising Return on Investment
Retailers invest huge sums to protect their profits. This session will feature presentations from retailers who are now seeing their investment paying off. The speakers will highlight how they got board buy-in, how the technology was used, with what success and impact on their bottom line.

9.30 Conference Welcome
Professor Martin Gill, Director, Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International

9.40 Implementing Data Mining to Monitor Fraudulent Activity
Ady Houghton, Head of Corporate Audit, Iceland Foods

10.00 ROI In EAS Tagging: Benefits & Costs of Tagging High-Risk Goods
Geoffrey Northcott, Head of Loss Prevention, Borders Bookselling Group

10.20 Helping to Boost Profit Through Shrinkage Reduction
Dr Andy Jones, Chief Research Professional, BT Security Research Centre

10.40 Discussion Panel

11.00 Morning Coffee Break

Mid Morning Session: Breakout Groups

11.30 Delegates choose to attend one of the four breakout streams:

Stream A: Organised Crime and Policing
Police and Retailers Working Together – Alan Brown OBE QPM, Group Security Director, Tesco Plc
Organised Criminals using High-scale Shop Theft for Funding - Nigel Kirkup, Assistant Vice President, TK Maxx
Police and Retailers working together to tackle Retail Crime - Inpector Geoff Wooloff, Metropolitan Police
Discussion Panel

Stream B: Online Fraud and Theft
How Retailers and eBay Can Work Together to Combat the Sale of Stolen Goods – John Needham, eBay
Multi-channel Retailing and the Challenge of CNP Fraud - Mari-ann Wiggin, Fraud Prevention Manager, Home Retail Group plc
Sponsors Address: Paul Simms, The 3rd Man
Discussion Panel

Stream C: Employee Fraud
Staff Screening and Sharing Intelligence - Simon Gray, Loss Prevention Manager, Marks & Spencer plc
Preventing Internal Theft: Changing Employee Culture - Michael Foligno, Head of Loss Prevention, The Peacock Group
Sponsors Address: William Price, Hicom Business Solutions and David Chernick, Reed Screening
Discussion Panel

Stream D: The Role of Security Guards
Getting Value for Money from Outsourced Guards - Jim McKenna, Group Security Controller, Travis Perkins
In-house Guarding – Getting Stakeholder Engagement - David Pettitt, Group Head of Asset and Profit Protection, The Co-operative Group
Sponsors Address:Mike Goodman, Advance Retail & Supply Chain Security Solutions
Discussion Panel

13.00 Buffet Lunch

Afternoon Session: The Bigger Business Picture
Crime is no longer being addressed as a problem in isolation. Retailers are looking at the wider issue of preventing losses wherever they may be in the supply chain. Policies are made and solutions implemented to ensure efficiencies across the organisation. This session will look at how business protection is addressed at board level, what the priorities are, where investment is essential and how to effectively manage the audit process so that the foundations are in place to address these issues.

14.00 Effective Audit Processes across the Business to Ensure Operational Efficiencies
Mark Sabin, Group Risk & Audit Director, WH Smith plc

14.20 Questions and Answers

14.30 Tackling Crime and Preventing Losses at Board Level
Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Executive Director, Tesco Plc

14.50 Questions and Answers

15.00 Afternoon Coffee Break

15.20 What our Members are Telling Us – Headline Figures on Losses
Kevin Hawkins, Director General, British Retail Consortium

15.40 Government Response and Action
Vernon Coaker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety

16.00 Discussion Panel with Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Kevin Hawkins and Vernon Coaker MP

16.20 Event Close

Venue:
Radisson SAS Portman
22 Portman Square
London W1H 7BG

Click here for an online map.

Hotel Booking Service
Overnight accommodation is NOT included in the ticket price. However, accommodation can be arranged through the BRC's official hotel booking agent 1stopvenues who offer a free and effective service. For bookings please visit www.1stopvenues.co.uk/BRCOct.html or if you have any queries please email jill@1stopvenues.co.uk or call 01823 481000

Price:
BRC Member: £175 plus VAT (£205.63)
Non-BRC Member: £225 plus VAT (£264.38)

Please contact the BRC to enquire about discounts for group bookings

How to Book:

Click here to book this event online.

Download the registration form at the foot of the page and fax back to the BRC on 020 7854 8901.

For telephone bookings or enquires, please contact the BRC Events team on 020 7854 8983, events@brc.org.uk

Headline Sponsor

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We've already helped many retailers enhance their performance in this ever more challenging environment. We look forward to helping you, too.

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Sponsorship/Exhibition Opportunities:
There are a number of different opportunities available at this event. For more information please contact Yolanda Stewart on 07775 654137 or email: yolanda.stewart@brc.org.uk

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